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Home , Bernadette Cullen, David Hillman, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Josephine Barstow, Kent Opera

1a) NAME: b) CATEGORY: singer / c) POSITION: Freelance

2a) PERSONAL DETAILS: date of birth / place / country

2nd October, 1946; ; b) MARITAL STATUS: date of marriage / name of spouse / number of children

29th March 1969, Melbourne Australia; Lesley; 3 children

3) PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS: dates / occupation

1965-1974 Freelance singer/concert artist 1970-1974 Technical operator/recording engineer Australian Broadcasting Commission, Melbourne

4) EDUCATION: dates / institution / city / teacher

Secondary : Melbourne; Macleod High School Tertiary : Melbourne; Prahran Technical College (Art School) 1964-1974 Melbourne; Bettine McCaughan, voice teacher 1972-1973 Melbourne;National Theatre Opera School 1974-1980 ; , voice teacher

5) PROFESSIONAL DEBUT: date / opera company / role / opera / cast

Nov 1975; ; title role in Verdi's ; Congress Theater, Eastbourne, UK; producer: ; conductor: ; (Duke), Meryl Drower (Gilda), Sarah Walker (Maddalena), Malcolm King (Sparafucile)

6) EARLY CAREER WITH BRIEF RESUME: dates / opera house or company / role / opera

Feb 1976; University College London Opera; title role in (orig. 1847 version); producer: John Moody; conductor: George Badachoni Sep 1976; Glyndebourne Touring Opera; title role in ; producer: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; conductor: Kenneth Montgomery Oct 1976; joined House, Covent Garden, London, as a company principal Nov 1976; (debut); Tonio; I Pagliacci conductor: David Loyd-Jones Jan 1977; (debut); Killian; Der Freischutz producer: Götz Friedrich; conductor:

Remained with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as a company member until 1986, and roles included:

NEW PRODUCTIONS AT ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Grand Pretre, Samson et Dalila; Hercule, ; Tierbandige, Lulu; Herrufer, ; Paolo, Simone Boccanegra; Sonora, La fanciulla del West; Albert, ; High Priest, ; Tchelkalov, Boris Goudonov; Demetrius, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Faninal, ; Roucher, Andrea Chenier

REVIVALS AT ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Marcello, La Boheme; Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia & Le Nozze di Figaro, Papageno, Die Zaubeflöte; Balstrode, ; Sharpless, ; Malatesta, Don Pasquale; Falke, ; Silvio, I Pagliacci; Iago, ; Nabucco

7) MAJOR DEBUTS: date / opera house or company / role / opera / conductor / cast

Jun 1981; The Australian Opera, Opera House; Pere Germont; ; with and . Jan 1982; Paris Opera, Palais Garnier; Herrufer; Lohengrin; with Dohnanyi; Hoffmann, Tomova-Sintov, Nimsgern, Randova, Loyd Mar 1986; ; Rodrigo; Don Carlos; with Patane; Aragall, Varady, Ramey Nov 1987; Teatro Communale, Florence (debut); Marcello; La Boheme; with Bartoletti; Freni, Merrit Jan 1988; Bayarischer Staats Oper, Munich; Figaro; Le Nozze di Figaro; with Sawalisch; Cockburn, Brendel, Blazi Jan 1988; , New York; Marcello; La Boheme; with Klieber; Freni, Pavarotti, Daniels, Howell, Hampson Sep 1988; (on tour in Japan); Marcello; La Boheme; with Klieber; Freni, Dvorsky, Daniels, Surijan Jun 1989; Frankfurt; Rigoletto; Rigoletto; with Farina, Dawson Jul 1990; Glyndebourne Festival; Ford; Falstaff; with Mackerras; Desderi, Kenny, Howells, Palmer, Van Allen, Egerton, Jenkins, Torcevski Nov 1990; Lyric Opera, Chicago; Enrico; with Renzetti; Anderson and Kraus

8) ROLES IN THE UK: date / opera house or company / role / opera / conductor / cast

ROH = Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ENO = English National Opera SO = ON = WNO =

Oct 1984; ON; Nabucco; Nabucco; with Howarth; Vaughan Mar 1985; ON; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Brydon; Field, Martin Nov 1986; ROH; Papageno; with Schneider; Jerusalem, Mattila, Rootering, McIntyre, Drower, Haage Oct 1985; ENO; Rodrigo; Don Carlos; with Elder; Barstow, Trelevan,Finnie, Van Allan. Apr 1987; ENO; Boccanegra; Simon Boccanegra; with Elder; Cairns, Davis, Opie, Bayley, Howell Sep 1987; ROH; Ford; Falstaff; with Patane; Cotrubas, Wixell Apr 1988; SO; The Traveller; Death in Venice; with Bernas; Langridge Nov 1988; ROH; Sharpless; Madama Butterfly; with Brydon; Malfitano, Davis Feb 1989; SO; ; Don Giovanni; with Mauceri; Opalach, Eaglen, Tennfjord, Winslade, Bouleyn, Howarth, Marsh Apr 1989; ENO; Onegin; Onegin; with Elder; McLaughlin, Robinson, Payne, Davis, Van Allan Sep 1989; ENO; Ankerstrom; A Masked Ball; with Elder; Cairns, Davis, Finnie, Garrett, Bayley, Richardson, Booth-Jones Apr 1990; ENO; Macbeth; Macbeth; with Elder; Ciesinski, Connell Jun 1990; ROH; Marcello; La Boheme; with Papano Feb 1991; ROH; Grand Pretre; Samson et Dalila; with Delacote; Baltsa, Carreras Apr 1991; ENO; Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Elder; Langridge, Collins Apr 1992; ENO; Rodrigo; Don Carlos; with Elder; Plowright, Bahram, Finnie, Howell, Van Allan Jun 1992; ROH; Grand Pretre; Samson et Dalila; with Ermler; Borodina, Domingo Sep 1992; ENO; Don Carlos; The Force of Destiny; with Elder; Barstow, Barham, Connell, Opie, Van Allan Feb 1993; ENO; Rigoletto; Rigoletto; with Elder; Mannion/Bullock, Davies, Rigby, Van Allan Mar 1994; ENO; Zurga; The Pearl Fishers; with Hudson, Webster May 1994; ROH; De Siriex; Fedora; with Downes; Freni, Carreras May 1995; ENO; Don Carlos; The Force of Destiny; Rendall, Cairns, Van Allan Sep 1995; WNO; Nabucco; Nabucco; with Rizzi; Cairns, White, Fulgoni, Hughes-Jones Feb 1996; ENO; Kurvenal; Tristan & Isolde; with Elder; Connell, Gray, Parry, Howell May 1996; SO; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Armstrong, Primrose, Feb 1997; ENO; Figaro; Figaro's Wedding; with Kok; Caine, Connell, Mason, Jones, Poulton, Graham- Hall, Watson, Van Allan Sep 1997; ON; Amonasro; ; with Carrera; Barstow, Burgess, Barham, Bayley, White Nov 1997; ROH; Iago; Otello; with Delacote; Jun 1998; WNO; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Rizzi, O'Sullivan, Ventre/Hudson, Knight, Rhys-Davies, Hamer, Loyd-Holtam Jul 1998; ROH; Savonlinna Festival;Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Howarth; Rolfe-Johnson, Cullis, Earle, Garrett, Dazeley, Dobson, Leggate, Powell, Page, Williams, Knight, Feb1999; ENO; Amfortas; Parsifal; with Elder; Howell, Harries, Begley, Connell Jun 1999; WNO; Kurvenal; Tristan & Isolde; with Rizzi; Loyd-Davis, Lawton, Owens, Dickson, Berkeley- Steele Nov 1999; ENO; Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Daniel; Brubaker, Tierney, May 2000; ON Barnaba; La Gioconda; with Dohnanyi; Rutter, Maxwell-Davis, Bayley, Knight Feb/Mar 2001; WNO; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Walker, O'Sullivan, Elias, McCullough, Rhys- Davies, Wade, Loyd-Holtam Jun 2001: ENO; ; Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Daniel; Brubaker, Feb/Mar 2003: WNO; Alfio; ; with Sokhiev; Lytting, O'Neill, Gorton, Sotgiu Feb/Mar 2003; WNO; Tonio; Pagliacci; with Sokhiev, Focile, O'Neill, Loyd-Holton, Melrose May/Jun 2003; ENO; Kurvenal; Tristan & Isolde; with Bernet; Bullock, Rendall, Irwin, Best, Meiron, Elliott, Napier-Burrows Apr-Jun 2004; ON 8 Little Greats Season; Maltesta; Francesca da Rimini (Rachmaninov); with Andre; Pavlovski, Lloyd-Roberts. Michele; Il Tabarro; with Andre; Pavlovski, Owens/Croft, Capalbo, Sharratt, Mackie. Tonio; I Pagliacci; with Parry; Dodd, Cullagh, Paton, Stone Feb/Mar/Apr 2005; WNO; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Rizzi, Focile/Mykytenko, Wedd, Baldwin, Rhys-Davies, Wade, Soar, Loyd-Holton, Meinir, Clifton-Thompson, King, Newton Fitzgerald May/Jun/Jul 2005; WNO; Rigoletto; with Klauza, Trifonova, W Evans, Kirk, Bradbury, Moore, Hamer, May, Paterson, Meinir, Andrew, Newton-Fitzgerald, Bradshaw Aug 2005; Edinburgh Festival/SO; Klinghoffer; The Death of Klinghoffer; with Gardner, Wyn Rogers, Schroeder, Stafford-Allen, Sikora, Abrahams, Boutros, Gorton, Rosés, Bleiker, Booth, McLellan

9) ROLES REST OF THE WORLD: date / opera house or company / role / opera / conductor / cast

Aug 1983; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Count di Luna; ; with Bonynge; Sutherland, Collins, Elms, Shanks Aug 1984; The Australian Opera,Sydney; "The Four Villains"; Les Contes d'Hoffmann; with Bonynge; Sutherland , Hoffmann, Cullen Aug 1985; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Renato; ; with Agler; Vaness, Collins, Elms, Aug 1987; Victoria State Opera,Melbourne; Count; Nozze di Figaro; Robinson; Dixon, Howell, Douglas May 1988; Avignon; Renato; Un Ballo in Maschera; with Giovaninetti; Castro-Alberty, Vilma, Chevalier, Mettre, Demoor, Abello Aug 1988; Victoria State Opera,Melbourne; Gerard; Andrea Chenier; with Divall; Morgu, Hann Dec 1988; Teatro Communale,Florence; Sharpless; Madama Butterfly; with Bartoletti; Malfitano, Malagnini Jun 1989; Frankfurt; Rigoletto; Rigoletto; with Dawson, Farina Dec 1989; Theatre du Capitole,Toulouse; Marcello; La Boheme; Jan 1990; La Fenice,Venice;Rodolfo;La Boheme (Leoncavallo); Latham-Koenig, Senn, Pratico, Malagnini, Mazzaria, Feb 1990; Hong Kong Festival; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Mu Hai Tang, Miricioieu, Pita May 1990; Bavarian Staats Oper,Munich;Figaro;La Nozze di Figaro Aug 1991; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Iago; Otello; with Cillario, Richardson, Hoffmann, Begg, Tomlinson Oct 1991; Theatre du Capitole,Toulouse; Ford; Falstaff; with Podic, Fonderay, Masterson, Powell, Pancella, Casinelli, Runey, Maganotti, Torcevski Dec 1992; ; Marcello; La Boheme; with Bartoletti; Sabbattini, Mazzaria, Lawrence, McGuire, D'Arcangelo Apr 1993; The Australian Opera,Melbourne; Ankerstrom; Un Ballo in Maschera; with Kamirski; Mitchell, Collins, Begg, Illing Jun 1993; Bergen Festival; Rigoletto; Rigoletto; with Davis; Bullock, Davies Aug 1993; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Ankerstrom; Un Ballo in Maschera; with Cillario; Connell, Collins, Begg, Illing Aug 1994; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Cillario; Riedel, Janez-Lopez Oct 1994; Lyric Opera of Chicago; De Siriex; Fedora; with Bartoletti Freni, Domingo Jan 1995; Theatre du Capitole,Toulouse; Ford; Falstaff; with Bon Compagni; Lafont, Barbaux, Stanisci, Olmeda, Powell, Casinelli, Runey, Maganotti, George Feb 1995; Theatre Municipale,Lausanne; Ford; Falstaff; with Lopez-Cobos; Foderay, Madra, Stanisci, Olmeda, Powell, Casinelli, Runey, Maganotti, George Mar 1995; Theatre du Capitole,Toulouse; Marcello; La Boheme; with Renzetti; Alagna, Vaduva, Mazzucata, Surijan, Sidom Jul 1995; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Michele; Il Tabarro "Trittico"; with Cillario; Primrose, Austin Apr 1996; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Nabucco; Nabucco; with Cillario; Connell, Martin Oct 1996; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Falstaff; Falstaff; with Cillario; Carden, Lewis, Hamilton, Dawes, Baumann, Lincoln, Gunn, Waugh,Farrugia. Apr 1997; The Australian Opera,Melbourne; Falstaff; Falstaff; with Cillario; Carden, McNichol, Collins- White, Dawes, Baumann, Elek, Gunn, Bermingham, Feb1998; Spear Festival, Cape Town; Scarpia; , with Wyn-Griffiths; Johnson, Maisuradse, Mvinjelwa, Eagar, Desandos May1998; New Israeli Opera, Tel Aviv; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Chaslin; Shamir/Burato, Ombuena/Troxell, Babajanov, Halevi, Ettinger, Sebba, Freiberg, Bechar Sep 1998; ; Sydney; Rigoletto; Rigoletto; with Gill; Coles, Tomlinson, MacFarlane Nov 1998; Staats Oper, Cologne; Sparpia; Tosca ; with ??, Oct 1999; Opera Australia; Sydney; ; Wozzeck; with Fritsch; Whitehouse, Greager, Mora, Hoffmann, Collins-White, Bermingham Feb 2000; New Israeli Opera, Tel Aviv; Rigoletto, Rigoletto; with Carrera; O'Flynn, Ombuena, Rydll Sep 2000 Opera Australia; Sydney; Boccanegra; Boccanegra; with Young, Prokina, Sylvester, Sumegi, Lewis Nov2000; Opera Australia; Melbourne; Wozzeck; Wozzeck; with Örtvös; Medlyn, Greager, Mora, Hoffmann, McEniery, Bermingham Jun2001; Opera Australia; Sydney; Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Stanhope; Alexander, Saunders, Austin, McNicol, Ryan, Harris, Bermingham, Gunn, Carden, Jones, Speight Sep2001; State Opera South Australia; Adelaide; Amfortas; Parsifal; with Tate; Elming, Medlyn, Hemm, Sumegi, Dawe Nov2001; New Israeli Opera; Telaviv; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Ettinger; Burato/Loukianetz, Ombuena/Lombardo, Bertman/Dvorin, Plakhina, Talmon, Briger, Bechar Mar2002; Theatre du Capitole; Toulouse; Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Bradshaw; Begley, Bladin, Dean, Jean, Byrne, Bayley, Howarth, Steiger, Borg, Galois, Collins Apr2002; Houston ; Houston; Prus; Makropulos; with Sloane; Evans, Brubaker, Reierson, Sutlif, Malfitano, Niederloh, Winograde, Shelton, Davies, Lenormand Jun2002; Buhnen der Stadt; Cologne; Scarpia; Tosca; with Feranec; Papian, Hartman, Stoykov, Hielscher, Finke, Turk, Sindermann Jul/Aug2002; Opera Australia; Sydney; Alfio; Cavalleria Rusticana; with Young; Cullen, Bolotova/Bermingham, O'Neil, Carby Jul/Aug2002; Opera Australia; Sydney; Tonio; Pagliacci; with Young; O'Neil, McGregor/Harms, De Jong, Kim Sep2002; Opera Australia; Sydney; Scarpia; Tosca; with Fritzsch; Alexander, Bolton-Wood, Yi, Carden, Dawes, Saunders, Anderson Aug/Sep2003; Opera Australia; Sydney; Iago; Otello; with Young; Prokina, Poretta, Thorpe, Wood, Neilson-Kemp, Dark, Anderson, Baumann Nov/Dec2003; Opera Australia; Melbourne; Scarpia; Tosca; with Fritzsch; Riedel, O'Neill, Arthur, Fife, Dawes, Brunato, Anderson Jan/Feb2004; Opera Australia; Sydney; Hollander; Der Fliegender Hollander; with George Alexander Albrecht; Gasteen, Hunter-Morris, Sumegi, Brown, Brunsdon Nov/Dec 2004: State Opera of South Australia; Adelaide; Gunter; Götterdämmerung; with Fisch, Gasteen, Cole, Mussard, Wegner, Dal Monte, Campbell, Keegan, MacFarlane, Ladner, Dunlop, Jones, McKendree- Wright Nov/Dec 2005: The Israeli Opera; Tel Aviv; Pere Germont; La Traviata; Zeffirelli directing; with Stephanelli/Sebba, Mosuc/Ardelean, Franci/Raz, Snarski/Nezhynetz, Kanunikoff/Semillian, Briger, Bechar, Canonici/Marcias/Copalbo, Yerufiev, Leveroni/Kabelsky, Apr/May 2006: The Israeli Opera; Tel Aviv; Renato; Un Ballo in Maschera; with Montanaro/Wellber, Giuliacci/Ivanov, Crider/Tetuev, Zaremba/Sandler, Skibinsky/Gearhart, Briger, Braun, Bechar

10) RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Orchestral repetoire includes:

Elijah (Mendelssohn), (Faure), Requiem (Brahms), Messiah (Handel), Beshazzar’s Feast and Gloria (Walton), The Kingdom, The Apostles and The Dream of Gerontius (all by Elgar), Carmina Burana (Orff), Sea Symphony (Vaughan Williams), Des Knaben Wunder Horn (Mahler), A Mass of Life (Delius), L'enfance du Christ (Berlioz), (Britten),

He has performed in concert with most British Orchestras.

He has also performed with the Orchestre de Paris under Barenboim, the Berlin Philharmonica under Muti, and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal under .

In Australia he has sung with both the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.

11) COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS: date / country / competition or award

COMPETITIONS WON

1972; Australia; Adelaide Eisteddfod Championship 1973; Australia; Melbourne Sun Aria, Sydney Sun Aria, Adelaide Advertiser Aria, Australian Broadcasting Commission Instrumental and Vocal Competition (Vocal Section), BP Showcase (a National TV talent quest). 1974; Australia; Canberra Aria.

AWARDS

1979; USA; the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences best opera recording for 1979 (Grammy Award) as a Principal Soloist on the recording of Peter Grimes with , Heather Harper, Sir Colin Davis and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1988; Australia; Green Room Theatre Awards, Victoria - "Leading Male Artist" as Gerard in Andrea Chenier for the Victoria State Opera

2000; Australia; Green Room Theatre Awards, Victoria - “Opera Male Singer in a Principal Role” as Wozzeck in Opera Australia’s production on Wozzeck

2002; Australia; Helpmann Awards; “Best Supporting Male Performer in an Opera”; in Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci for Opera Australia

2003; Australia; Helpmann Awards; “Best Male Performer in an Opera” as Amfortas in Parsifal for State Opera on South Australia

12) RECORDINGS: composer / work / label

OPERA

Britten - PETER GRIMES - Philips Classics 462 847-2 Jon Vickers, Heather Harper and Sir Colin Davis conducting the orchestra and chorus of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden circa. 1979 Grammy Award for the best opera recording 1979

Puccini - LA BOHEME - Golden Melodram GM 6.0004-2 CD Contrubas, Aragall, Ghazarian, Rawnsley, Howell, Dobson, Garrett and conducting the orchestra and chorus of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, live recording London 7 Nov 1979

Saint-Saens - SAMSON ET DALILA - Philips 426 243-2 Josè Carreras, Agnes Baltsa and Sir Collin Davis conducting the orchestra and chorus of Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, recorded Feb 1989

Leoncavallo - LA BOHEME - Nuovo Era 6917/19 Martha Senn, Bruno Pratico, Mario Malagnini, Lucia Mazzaria and Jan Latham-Koenig conducting the orchestra and chorus of La Fenice, Venice, recorded Jan 1990

Balfe - THE BOHEMIAN GIRL - Decca/Argo 433 324-2 Nova Thomas, Patrick Power, , Richard Bonynge conducting the orchestra and chorus of RTE, Dublin, recorded Jan 1991

Britten - - Decca/Argo 440 213-2 , Josephine Barstow, , Della Jones, Bryn Terfel, Richard Van Allen and Sir conducting the orchestra and chorus of Welsh National Opera, recorded Oct/Nov 1992

ORCHESTRAL

Orff - CARMINA BURANA - EMI Arleen Auger, John Van Kesterin and Riccardo Muti conducting the Philharmonia orchestra and chorus recorded at Studio 1, Abbey Road, London, recorded circa 77/78 BBC Radio 3 "Building a Record Library" best recording, all available recordings compared.

Vaughan Williams - - EMI Felicity Lott and Sir Bernard Haitink conducting the Philharmonia orchestra and chorus recorded at Studio 1, Abbey Road, London, recorded Mar 1989 Gramaphone Magazine's Best Symphonic recording 1989

Orff - CARMINA BURANA - ABC Classics 472 481-2 Sara Macliver, Paul McMahon and Antony Walker conducting Cantillation, recorded ABC Sydney 2002

Updated: 16.05.2006